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Griner becomes the fifth three-time AP All-American player

The UN unanimously approves the first treaty to regulate global arms

Baylor sophomore, Holly Tucker, wows the crowd with her blind audition on “The Voice”

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And then there was one...

Baylor saw the end of the Lady Bears basketball season with the defeat of a team that was thought to be invincible.

But we have a new hope: Baylor nation has put all its focus on

the men as they head to the final round of the NIT.

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Women fall to Louisville, ruin chance at a second national title

By Parmida Schahhosseini Sports Writer

It was an emotional Sunday night for the No. 1 Baylor Lady Bears when the journey for a second consecutive National Title came to a close after a heartbreaking 82-81 loss to No. 5 Louisville Cardinals.

The Baylor campus and Waco community are still in shock, trying to process how this could have happened. Many fans had already bought Final Four tickets and were planning a trip to New Orleans months in advance. Now with the Lady Bears out of the tournament, many are trying to sell them.

Despite being the No. 1 overall seed, Baylor still had its weaknesses. Many saw the Lady Bears as an unstoppable force because of last year’s National Title run, but Louisville found a way around their strengths and used it against them. The Cardinals took senior center Brittney Gri-

Men beat BYU Tuesday, advance to NIT championships

ner out of the game with their overly aggressive pressure defense, making her a non-factor as she went 4-of-10 from the field.

The blame could be placed on the officials, and fans can ask ‘What if?’ questions as they try to come up with other alternatives to heal this scar, but in the end the result is the same. Now all the Lady Bears can do is look to what’s ahead.

“We can’t take time back to replay that game, so we take this loss and we run from it,” senior forward Destiny Williams said.

“Hopefully these young girls who have been on this team learn from our mistakes and do better than what we did.”

Changes are coming for the Baylor Lady Bears with the Griner era coming to an end. Griner, the projected No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA Draft, as well as three other starters are leaving Baylor.

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By Daniel Hill Sports Writer

NEW YORK CITY — The Baylor Bears defeated the BYU Cougars 76-70 Tuesday in the semifinal round of the NIT in Madison Square Garden. No. 2 seed Baylor and No. 3 seed BYU were in a closely contested game until Baylor’s senior superstar guard Pierre Jackson decided to go off for 15 second-half points to push the Bears into the NIT championship game.

The Bears started the game on the offensive end by going early and often to junior forward Cory Jefferson. Jefferson delivered for the Bears in the first half with 10 points, including a highlight one-handed jam and an array of post moves.

Baylor freshman center Isaiah Austin had to go to the bench early in the first half with foul trouble, but at one point, Austin scored seven of Baylor’s last nine points in the half, including faking a pass and then

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stepping back to drain a 3-pointer.

Due to Austin’s foul trouble, freshman forward Taurean Prince took the floor and gave the Bears the lead going into the locker room with a quick, athletic tip-in score to give the Bears a 35-33 lead.

In the second half, the Bears started out cold by shooting 4-16 from the field. The game was tied 52-52 before Jackson and Jefferson decided to take over the game.

Jefferson scored five unanswered points to give the Bears 57-52 lead, and then BYU answered with two free throws.

By this point in the game, Jackson had seen enough. Jackson dominated the latter part of the second half by scoring seven unanswered points off of two free throws, an elbow jumper and 3-pointer.

“It feels good, but we’ve got one more,” Jackson said. “If we win on Thursday then I’ll probably be shaking because I’m so exSEE

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Possible human remains found in newly uncovered 9/11 debris

By Meghan Barr Associated Press

NEW YORK — Jim Riches pulled his firefighter son’s mangled body out of the rubble at the World Trade Center, but the phone calls still filtered in years afterward. The city kept finding more pieces of his son.

“They’ll call you and they’ll tell you, ‘We found a shin bone,’” said Riches, a retired deputy fire chief. “Or: ‘We found an arm bone.’ We held them all together and then we put them in the cemetery.”

Those are the phone calls both dreaded and hoped for among the families of Sept. 11 victims. And as investigators began sifting through newly uncovered debris from the World Trade Center this week for the first time in three years, those anxieties were renewed more than a decade after the attacks.

But there was also hope that more victims might yet be identified after tens of millions have been spent on the painstaking identification process. Two potential human remains were recovered on Monday, according to the medical examiner.

“We would like to see the other 40 percent of the families who have never recovered any-

Mark Lennihan | Associated Press

Construction workers and equipment excavate the southeastern corner of the World Trade Center site on Jan. 8, 2008, in New York. About 60 truckloads of debris that could contain tiny human bone fragments have been unearthed by construction crews working on the new World Trade Center tower.

thing to at least someday have a piece of their loved one,” Riches said. “That they can go to a cemetery and pray.”

About 60 truckloads of de-

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bris that could contain tiny fragments of bone or tissue were unearthed by construction crews that have been working on the new World Trade Center in re-

cent years. That material is now being transported to a park built on top of the former Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island, where investigators will attempt to find any possible remains during the next 10 weeks, the city said. That’s the material the two potential human remains were found in.

The city’s last sifting effort ended in 2010. This time, crews were able to dig up parts of the trade center site that were previously inaccessible to workers, the city said.

Some 2,750 people died at the World Trade Center in the 2001 terrorist attacks, but only 1,634 people have been identified.

“We have been monitoring the World Trade Center site over time and monitoring the construction,” said Ellen Borakove, a spokeswoman for the medical examiner’s office. “And if they see any material that could possibly contain human remains, we collect that material.”

About 9,000 human remains recovered from the ruins of the World Trade Center remain unidentified because they are too degraded to match victims by DNA identification. The remains are stored at an undisclosed location monitored by the medical SEE

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Seven cases of rabies have been confirmed in Central Texas since the beginning of the year. The cat shown above is one of many strays in Waco that can carry the disease.

Central Texas plagued by rabies

By Rob Bradfield Assistant City Editor

A recent outbreak of rabies is putting local pets and their owners in danger.

So far, seven cases, two in Waco, one in Woodway and four in Gatesville, have been confirmed in the area since the year began. The most recent case was confirmed Monday in a skunk found in Woodway, and one bite was confirmed last week.

According to Sgt. Patrick Swanton of the Waco Police Department, warm weather and increased human/animal contact is causing the rise in confirmed cases.

“Rabies has been around for a

long time; it’s just that right now it’s a little more prevalent in our area because the animals are moving around,” Swanton said.

Rabies is spread most commonly through bites or scratches from infected animals and is fatal if untreated.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the wild animal most commonly associated with rabies is the raccoon. However, in Central Texas, skunks are the most likely carriers. Foxes, bats and feral dogs and cats are other more common carriers of the virus. AnSEE

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Opinion 2 | Baylor Lariat Cut through the clutter with advising department the

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Editorial We have all heard the horror stories of an advisement gone badly: graduation postponed because of misadvisement; students getting flustered during registration because they were advised to take a course without having the proper prerequisites; simply not getting to register on time because advisers are not available, or better yet, out of the country indefinitely.

There is no better way to put it: Baylor advising is a mess.

Some students require more than one advising appointment because they are double majors, transfer students or have had problems with a particular class.

Some require more than two.

These advisers, who are often professors whose primary duty is not to advise students, don’t necessarily communicate with each other, which can lead to conflicting advice.

And for students who may already be confused about graduation requirements and class registration, it can be a nightmare. It’s often hard to get second appointments to clear up lingering questions, as advising appointments fill up quickly and professors might not prioritize students who have already been advised once.

It’s clear the current system is confusing and inconvenient. Multiple appointments waste students’ time.

Take the example of a student with neuroscience/biology double major and a journalism minor.

This student may be required to be advised by an adviser from each department.

That means they not only have to fit three appointments into their already obviously busy schedule, but also have to work around the hectic schedules of the advisers themselves. Now that is frustrating, especially when, advising students may not be many advisers’ top priority.

Because teachers act as advis-

ers, it’s possible for them to have other priorities than advising, which may not lead to the best advice. It’s entirely possible to have an adviser who merely prints out and thumbs through your degree audit with the occasional nod.

There is no system of accountability for bad advising, the consequences of which a student must live with. Imagine missing a course requirement and requiring an extra semester to finish one class to graduate.

Furthermore, since students are moved from adviser to adviser

“Students should not be the only ones seeing the whole picture in this situation. We should be afforded the opportunity to work with someone who is solely devoted to giving students the best advice possible.”

based on classification and where the last name falls in the alphabet, there is no continuity between student and adviser. You aren’t assured of an experienced adviser who knows everything about your unique situation. We think you should be.

Isn’t the purpose of the advising requirement to make sure students are on track for graduation? And to check that students aren’t just absentmindedly picking courses?

It is an adviser’s job to know the details of the courses that are offered.

Students rely on them to be accurate and get them on the right track for graduation. We need these advisers to be well-prepared and thorough so that we, in turn, are not losing out on the education we are paying for.

We are responsible, of course, for our own education, but an ad-

viser is necessary to help guide students through the system. More focus on the individual is not being met by our current advising system.

To solve this problem, we propose a department of advisement.

This should be like the department of financial aid, in which specific counselors who are well-versed in their field work together to ensure the student is advised and all

angles are covered.

A centralized department in which the process is streamlined and advisers are specialized in students’ majors could give students the best degree plan possible.

In order to increase students’ convenience, we also propose to cut down on the number of advising appointments a student is required to attend.

We agree freshmen and sopho-

mores need advising, as these are the years that students are getting their degree path hammered out.

By junior year, though, assuming students were advised properly, they should know the types of classes they need and how to choose the best ones.

At this point, it would be ideal that students only get advised when they have specific questions.

Advising should be optional at this

‘Pay as you weigh’ air prices close to discrimination The airline Samoa Air is introducing a new flight-pricing program today. Passengers are to pay based on their combined personal weight and luggage weight in kilos.

Chris Langton, the head of the airline, has been quoted on several different news sources, including Australia’s ABC Radio, that this program is “the fairest way of traveling.” “He also said: “Airlines don’t run on seats, they run on weight.”

The airline is based in Pago Pago, American Samoa, where the population is struggling with a growing obesity problem. Samoa has one of the highest levels of obesity, according to the CIA World Factbook. The factbook has them listed in first place with 74.60 percent of the population with a body fat percentage of 30 and above.

Airline rates range from 93 cents to $1.06 per kilogram of weight for flights from Samoa to American

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Samoa. This would mean that for a short domestic flight, the flight cost for 130 pounds (58.96 kilos) would be nearly $61.73. Or for their longest route, it would cost the same person $257.04.

This program is very straightforward and logical, and I have no

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CNN, are: • Total weight, which, like with Samoa Air, includes a passenger’s personal and luggage weight.

• Base fare +/- extra: A base fare is set, but there is a per kilo discount for people who are “underweight” and a per-kilo surcharge applying to “overweight” passengers • High/Average/Low: It is the same as the base fare +/- extra, but with predetermined charges above or under a certain weight.

Now, I reiterate that I agree with the total weight pricing system.

However, applying discounts or surcharges based on these criteria are discrimination to me.

Who are the airlines to decide what underweight is and what overweight is? If the designation is based merely on pounds, it could

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problem with the pay-by-weight system. With a heavier weight comes more cost in fuel. It’s quite simple.

Also, families with children flying on this model are expected to pay less overall because children, who weigh less than adults, wouldn’t be charged the price of an adult ticket. That really sells in an age where it’s extremely expensive to fly as a family. In my opinion, this could encourage family travel.

I always wanted to travel more as a kid.

But there is another potential side to this I do not like; the problem comes when you vary the total. In a CNN article, an economics professor named Dr. Bharat P. Bhatta talked about a paper he published, which included three proposals for “pay as you weigh” airline pricing.

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skew a picture of health. What about people who are healthy and muscular? Are they to be penalized for being fit? Sure, they’ll probably have doctors involved in the decision. But unless every person is thoroughly examined, going just by body weight or by body weight and height isn’t going to cut it.

This treads into dangerous waters.

It sounds like a lawsuit waiting to happen.

I do not think it’s fair that a lighter person gets a discount or for a person heavier than me to be penalized. I think paying for every kilo is “punishment” enough for people who are heavy. I don’t understand why one should be penalized further for it. It seems like a jab, but perhaps that is because I am overweight myself.

Ashley Pereyra is a senior journalism major from Austin. She is a reporter for the Lariat.

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Students should not be the only ones seeing the whole picture in this situation.

We should be afforded the opportunity to work with someone who is solely devoted to giving students the best advice possible.

This is only possible if Baylor looks into the faults of its advising system and considers the best alternatives.

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BU welcomes bestseller

By Madison Ferril Reporter

Eric Metaxas, host of Breakpoint broadcasts, New York Times bestselling author and noted Christian speaker, will visit Baylor today.

T h e Baylor Institute of Religion is hosting “An Evening with Eric Metaxas” at 7 p.m. in the Eric Metaxas Powell C h ap e l , where Metaxas will discuss his career, work and best-selling biography, “Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy.” Although the event is free, the online registration list is already filled, with a limited number of overflow seats available in the Great Hall at Truett, outside of the Chapel.

Byron Johnson, director of the Institute for Studies of Religion, said the registration for the

event already closed last Thursday.

“We have a bit of a problem,” Johnson said. “We’re close to 550, but there is overflow. It’s a good problem to have.”

Metaxas is known for his varied, wide-ranging career, having published children’s books within the same year as releasing his most recent New York Times bestseller.

Johnson said he thinks Metaxas is different from previous speakers.

“I think he’s a very brilliant guy,” Johnson said. “He’s not your typical person. Not many people can tackle Bonhoeffer and Veggie Tales, and he has.”

The book examines the life, imprisonment and death of the German pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer during World War II. Bonhoeffer was a Lutheran pastor who wrote “The Cost of Discipleship” and other works while imprisoned during his plots to assassinate Adolf Hitler.

“You have a person who takes a stand at a difficult time and dies what you might call a martyr’s death and also leaves a legacy of teaching, training and education with things like ‘The Cost

of Discipleship,’” said Dr. Eric Holleyman, senior lecturer of religion. “That might tell you why this many years later, you have someone like Metaxas coming do something on Bonhoeffer.”

Johnson said that Metaxas will be releasing copies of his newest book, “Seven Men: And the Secret of Their Greatness,” to Baylor attendees weeks before its scheduled release. Metaxas has appeared on CNN, FOX news and NPR and was the keynote speaker at last year’s National Prayer Breakfast. The National Prayer Breakfast is a yearly religious event that has been attended by the president, members of the cabinet and international dignitaries since 1953.

“That prayer breakfast really put him on the map, so his bell’s been ringing off the hook to get talks all across the country,” said Johnson.

Despite Metaxas’ busy schedule, Johnson said Metaxas’ choice to visit a university was both intentional and rare.

“I think that Eric is really anxious to make connections to college students and college campuses,” Johnson said. “I don’t think that he’s done a lot of that.”

Baylor stands up for children

By Sanmai Gbandi Reporter

In its second annual Changing Hope and Awareness Week, Kappa Delta Kappa sorority hopes to educate the community about child abuse and prevention.

CHILD, which stands for Changing Hope Into Lasting Difference, is a week dedicated to Kappa Delta’s main philanthropy: child abuse prevention.

During the week, the sorority will host events to educate others in the community about what child abuse is and what can be done to prevent it. There will be events each day of this week for

CHILD week.

From 5:30 to 7 p.m. today, a community service project will take place at Talitha Koum.

Talitha Koum is a school for atrisk children and their families where Kappa Delta regularly volunteers. This event is free to anyone who wishes to participate.

From 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Bear Park, the sorority will have a carnival for children from the Family Abuse Center and Talitha Koum. There will be prizes, games, and food. Carrollton Sophomore, Aleena Deredia, who is an executive member of Kappa Delta said she is excited about the carnival.

“This is the first year we’ll

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have a bounce house for the children,” Deredia said. “We are very excited to see all the joyous faces of the children attending.”

From 3 to 7 p.m. Friday, they will have a fundraiser at Oso’s Frozen Yogurt. Everyone who goes in between those hours will just have to put their receipt in a box at Oso’s. All proceeds will go to the Family Abuse Center.

“CHILD week is all about dedicating our time and support to children in hopes that we can make a difference in their lives, as small or big as it may be,” Deredia said.

All students and members of the community are welcome to attend the CHILD week events.

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Prosecution of lawmen widens

MCALLEN — A seventh former deputy of a South Texas sheriff 's department appeared in court Tuesday on drug conspiracy charges in a federal investigation that has been expanding since last year.

Former Hidalgo County sheriff 's Deputy Jorge Garza made his initial appearance in federal court in McAllen a day after his arrest, according to court records. Garza is just the latest member of the department who prosecutors say helped steal or protect drugs to be resold by a trafficker. Garza's attorney declined to comment.

2 flee Texas jail SULPHUR SPRINGS — Two inmates with long criminal histories — including one awaiting trial for capital murder — escaped an East Texas jail, dumped their black-andwhite scrubs and were fleeing a manhunt Tuesday, authorities said.

Brian Allen Tucker of Sulphur Springs and John Marlin King of Cumby slipped past a fence around a recreation yard at the Hopkins County Jail around 8 a.m. Tuesday, officials with the Hopkins County Sheriff 's Office said.

The two men dumped their jail uniforms on rail tracks near the jail, Deputy Alvin Jordan said.

Schools will get A-F rating system AUSTIN — The state’s top education official said Tuesday he plans to order Texas to begin rating schools based on letter grades A through F starting next year — without waiting for high-profile bills propos-

ing to do the same thing to work their way through the Legislature.

The current system features classifications ranging from “Exemplary” to “Academically Unacceptable,” but key conservative lawmakers have supported a series of measures to replace it with grades A, B, C, D, or F and used in states like Florida.

They say such a system would make it easier for parents and students to understand and increase classroom transparency.

But Education Commissioner Michael Williams told the Senate Education Committee that he had planned to simply order the change unilaterally beginning in academic year 2014.

Williams has for months been working on an overhaul of school accountability ratings, and said he had planned to unveil it last week — but held off when the Senate panel summoned him to appear.

Obama to visit Dallas WASHINGTON — The White House says President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will attend the opening of former President George W. Bush's presidential library later this month in Dallas.

Bush and former first lady Laura Bush will dedicate the library at Southern Methodist University on April 25.

The library opens to the public on May 1.

The 23-acre presidential center, which includes the library, a museum and a policy institute, has been under construction for two years.

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Publications now hiring

By Madison Ferril Reporter

The Baylor Lariat, Round Up yearbook and Focus magazine are accepting applications for all positions for the 2013-2014 school year.

Student Publications director Paul Carr said the hours a student will work will depend upon the position for which the applicant is hired.

“All majors can apply, but their skill set will need to match the position they applied for,” Carr said.

Students can download an application at www.baylorlariat.com under the Employment tab. All applications must be turned in to assistant media adviser Julie Freeman by 5 p.m. April 17 in 232 Castellaw.

The Lariat positions have more specific time slots for work hours than Round Up or Focus positions. Staff writers work from 1-5 p.m., while copy and section editors, and the Web editor work nights.

Focus magazine is a feature magazine that comes out once a semester and is community oriented. The Round Up is Baylor’s yearbook.

Editors at the Round Up work 11 hours a week. Focus magazine has two paid editor positions, each with 10 hours a week.

“Photographers work when they are needed, so we can work with their class schedule, but they must be available for certain events,” Carr said.

Freeman said students who apply to the Lariat must be passionate about news and journalism. Students also need to know basic journalism principles and an employment test may be required.

“We need someone who is skilled, but we don’t expect perfection coming in,” Freeman said.

Arts & Entertainment 4 | Baylor Lariat Student takes country-singing talent to ‘The Voice’ the

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Lorena sophomore Holly Tucker’s audition for NBC’s “The Voice” aired Monday night. Tucker chose country singer Blake Shelton as her coach.

Baylor has another claim to fame after Monday night’s blind audition episode of “The Voice.”

Lorena sophomore Holly Tucker has come a long way from performing at such venues as the local farmer’s market to wowing the thousands that tuned in to watch NBC’s “The Voice” with her performance. Tucker is currently in Los Angeles, Calif., preparing for the next stage of the competition.

“The Voice” is a competition where coaches Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Shakira and Usher mentor singers and viewers vote for contestants to continue on. “The Voice” is currently airing its blind auditions where singers or singing duos perform for the judges with their chairs and backs turned.

The judges press a button to turn their chair around when they decide they want the singer or duo on their team.

Tucker said she started her professional singing career at the age of 12 and traveled to various locales in and out of Texas to perform with the support of her parents, John and Cheryl Tucker. In the eight years since then, Tucker has gone on to win numerous awards such as Female Vocalist of the Year in 2011 by the Music Association of Central Texas and Central Texas Idol in 2012. It was obvious that Tuck-

er was going places, and after hearing about “The Voice” she knew exactly where she was going.

“I thought the premise of the show, that the coaches wouldn’t be able to see you and only judge you on your voice alone, your talent, that just really, really appealed to me,” Tucker said.

“It’s unlike any other show. I was just thinking about how surreal this whole experience is, just to be here, to have come this far already. I couldn’t have asked for a better experience. It was incredible, I’ve never felt better in my entire life.”

Tucker sang “To Make You Feel My Love” by Bob Dylan, a song with multiple covers by various artists such as Adele and Garth Brooks.

“You ain’t seen nothing like me yet” were words that rang Monday night when, within the first 30 seconds of her song, all four judges had turned their chairs for Tucker.

Melody Padilla, a Baylor sophomore from El Paso, tuned into “The Voice” for the first time yesterday to see Tucker’s performance.

“I didn’t really know how good she was until I saw it”, said Padilla, who had never heard Tucker perform before. “But once she started singing it was crazy.”

“Whenever the song ended and I saw that all four chairs had turned around I was just in utter disbelief,”

Tucker said.

Tucker’s performance sparked a particularly heated battle between judges Levine and Shelton who both wanted Tucker for their team. After talking with all the judges, Tucker finally chose Blake’s team and is looking forward to working with the famous country singer.

“Even though Blake has more experience in the country world, and that is my genre, I’m most excited about how he is going to challenge me,” Tucker said.

Tucker is also a former Uproar artist and has opened for bands at local venues such as Melody Ranch and Whiskey River.

“We have always loved Holly’s music,” said Uproar publicist Zane Harrington. “We’re so excited for her success on “The Voice” Monday and we wish her the very best luck in the episodes to come.”

The next phase will be the battle phase where singers will work with their coaches and then battle against one other teammate. Their coach will then decide which singer will advance to the final stage.

The final stage will be the live performances where the singers will compete live vying for viewer votes.

“The Voice” airs at 7 p.m. Central Time on Mondays and Tuesdays on NBC.

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Holly Tucker was an Uproar artist during her freshman year 2011-2012.

Tucker’s first CD was titled “It’s About Time” and was produced in the summer of 2007 when Tucker was 14.

Her latest album is titled “Love is What She Likes” and was produced September 2011.

In 2011, Tucker was voted Solo/Duo Act of the Year, and Female Vocalist of the Year, by the Music Association of Central Texas (MACT).

That same year, she also won the John Ritter Memorial Tribute Showcase from the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame.

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Oakwood cemetery plagued with vandalism, rich with local history

By Rebecca Fiedler Reporter

On La Salle Avenue, a Baylor student can easily find a place to get their car repaired or stop off at the local Dairy Queen for ice cream. Just out of sight, however, on a quick turn off of La Salle down South Fifth Street, a wealth of Waco, Baylor and Texas history lies under an expanse of oak trees. Oakwood Cemetery has been the final resting place for prominent figures in local and state history for decades and has weathered the test of time.

Some might not comprehend the value that headstones and monuments have, but the collaborative efforts of donors to fund the reward for information about the recent vandalisms alludes to a level of importance Oakwood holds in the Waco community. Oakwood was established in 1878.

Three Texas governors are buried in Oakwood: Richard Coke, L.S. “Sul” Ross and Pat M. Neff. Six Baylor presidents were laid to rest there, said Don Davis, director of the Historic Waco Foundation.

According to files from the Waco-McLennan County Library’s Genealogy Library list the Oakwood graves of Neil McLennan, the Scotsman for whom McLennan County was named and the first Anglo man in Waco; John Wesley Downs, who founded Waco’s first daily newspaper, the Waco Examiner; and James B. Baker, mayor of Waco and Texas cavalryman in the Civil War. Richard Coke, a Civil War captain, Texas Supreme Court judge, governor of Texas, U.S. senator and a driving force in postCivil War Reconstruction in Texas, rests in Oakwood. His statue faces the statue of his

best friend Dr. David Wallace; his “friend through eternity,” the Genealogy Library’s files read.

A figure infamous to Baylor history lies in Oakwood, too. According to the Handbook of Texas Online, William Cowper Brann, a journalist in the 1800s, wrote attacks against institutions he believed to be hypocritical or over-sanctimonious.

Brann verbally attacked Baylor, and when he didn’t proceed to pack up his bitterness and leave Waco, he was kidnapped and taken to Baylor campus. After, he was beaten by a local Baptist judge and two men.

Brann was killed in a shoot-out with an angry Baylor supporter, Tom E. Davis, both men died by each other’s hand. Brann’s body now rests under a large monument at Oakwood.

David Evans, superintendent and executive secretary of the Oakwood Cemetery Association, said Oakwood has significance to the history of Waco.

“Traditionally, we didn’t have the records like we do now,” Evans said. “You go to Boston and look at the old cemeteries there, and virtually that is the record.”

Oakwood was established when Waco really began to boom in growth, said Dr. Michael Parrish, Baylor professor of history. Waco was one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States in the late 1800s, he said. Economic Waco became a crossroads with that and with railroads. Because of the railroads and construction of the Waco Suspension Bridge, which allowed the Chisholm Trail to pass through Waco, the beginning and growth of Oakwood during late 1800s and early 1900s Waco’s status as the center of the cotton trade reflected the growth of Waco as a major ur-

ban center of the Southwest, Parrish said.

“These famous people reflect the kind of triumph of Waco as a major urban center in Texas, and indeed, the entire Southwest during the late 19th and early 20th century,” Parrish said.

Cemeteries are personal places for people who have ancestors buried there, Parrish said. Parrish also said reading history in a book and obtaining information from a grave is not the same thing.

“Books are important, but it’s not the same as the sense of place that you get when you visit a historic site — a historic landmark, house, battlefield – a place where something important and meaningful happened,” Parrish said. “It’s one thing to talk about and read about William Cowper Brann. It’s one thing to talk about and read about Richard Coke and Rufus Burleson and Dorothy Scarborough. But when you actually go to their gravesites and see their gravestones, it’s transcendent. By that I mean it’s spiritual, and it touches us – that experience of being in the presence of their final resting place is a transcendent moment.”

No matter the value of a grave, Davis said, vandalism is not unusual for cemeteries. Two months ago, between the evening of Jan. 25 and the morning of Jan. 26, up to $200,000 worth of damage was done to graves in Oakwood; it was the fifth reported vandalism to the cemetery in the past 100 years. Parrish is hopeful there is a silver lining to be seen. Sometimes it takes something bad happening to motivate people to protect, he said.

“Maybe something good will come from it,” said Parrish. “You know, that’s the way that life should work.”

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Oakwood Cemetery on La Salle Avenue is home to many important local and Texas figures. Grave markers in the cemetery were vandalized in January.

Evans says a reward is being offered for any information leading to the arrest of those charged with this vandalism. The reward stands at around $8,000. The reward is a result of donations from the Waco community, including local businesses, individuals and the Waco Crime Stoppers.

Holly Browning, curator for the Historic Waco Foundation, said vandalism of graveyards is not necessarily for gain unless it’s self-gratification. Boredom is a motive, though it can be done out of anger or a lack of respect. Davis believes the vandalism done most recently to Oakwood was done to monuments at random.

In this most recent vandalism of Oakwood, markers were knocked over and

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broken, two columns were toppled and angels were capsized, The angel statue at famous figure Madison Cooper’s grave had its hands broken off, Davis said.

“It’s very rare for angels to still have their hands because they’re so delicate,” Browning said.

More than a dozen security cameras have been installed around the cemetery as a result. Browning called the crime the “desecration of your loved one’s final resting place.” She said graves are sacred ground to the family members and community, because that’s where the town’s historic figures lie.

“So to mess with them, you’re messing with the community,” she said.

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The starting lineup will be very different as junior guard Odyssey Sims the only starter returning. It will be up to freshman guards Niya Johnson and Alexis Prince to step up.

Despite the losses in the Sweet Sixteen this year and the loss in the Elite Eight in 2011, the past four years have been successful for the Lady Bears, who won three straight Big 12 conference and tournament titles, earned two Final Four appearances and won a National Title.

Griner’s growth over the four years can be seen throughout her play. While she didn’t have a game that mirrored her statistical averages against Louisville, she still made 60.7 percent of her shots this year, improving from freshman year when she shot 50.3 percent making her a threat offensively as well as defensively.

“First off, you’re not going to

come across too many 6’8” girls that can dominate the paint, can be as athletic as her,” Sims said. “I do take risks that I never took since I’ve been playing basketball as far as some passes.”

Griner capped off a productive career at Baylor breaking records and making national headlines along the way. Griner set NCAA records for dunks by a female at 18 and blocked shots at 736. Griner also ranks No. 2 in scoring with 3,283 career points.

Baylor did make history on Tuesday with both Griner and Sims being named to the Associated Press’ five-member All-American team, making this the sixth time that two teammates were selected All-Americans.

Now with one of Baylor’s most prolific players leaving, a new era begins. Freshman center Kristina Higgins has not gotten a lot of playing time, but is projected to

be the starting post. Johnson and Prince have the experience despite not being starters this season.

Johnson has played well her freshman year, recording 101 assists to just 41 turnovers. She has been an effective passer, but needs to develop her offense to keep up with competition. Prince has hit shots during key possessions, but both guards have time to improve before taking on starting roles.

“They are the current team, but they’re the future,” head coach Kim Mulkey said. “We lose so many people, so many seniors and the minutes that they’re getting are not mop up minutes. They are in the mix and obviously they knew they are talented enough to be in the mix or they wouldn’t be here.”

Sims will be the leader of the team. It will be up to her to keep the intensity up especially on the defensive side of the ball to keep Baylor competitive.

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cited. It’s a good win for us and we knew we were capable. We’ve just got to finish the deal.”

Jackson scored seven consecutive points for the Bears to break the game open late in the second half and to give Baylor a 10-point cushion over BYU, 64-54.

“Pierre, he’s like a time-bomb.

You’re just waiting for him to go off,” head coach Scott Drew said.

“He had a nice spurt there, and that gave us a cushion to, as long as we don’t miss our free throws or screw things up too much, survive a bad turnover or something like that.

BYU, you’ve got to really credit them because they really compete hard. They never give up. It’s a team that’s used to winning. We’ve got a lot of respect for them and knew it was going to be a hard-fought game.

Down the stretch, Jackson

scored five of the Bears’ final seven points to help lead the Bears to the 76-70 victory over BYU. Jackson led the Big 12 in scoring and assists this season, and he did much of the same tonight with a team-high 24 points and 10 assists for a double-double.

While Jackson was productive during the second half, it was Jefferson who was the steady consistent scorer for Baylor throughout the entire game. Jefferson was efficient in putting up 21 points with only three missed shots to go 8-11 from the field.

“I just don’t want to lose,” Jefferson said. “If we lose a game, then that’s the end of our season and it’s one of the main things that’s been motivating me.”

Austin recorded his 11th career double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Senior guard A.J.

Walton was also in double-digits with 10 points.

BYU was led in scoring by sophomore guard Tyler Haws, who racked up 25 points. BYU sophomore guard Matt Carlino made the game dramatic at the end by hitting some deep 3-pointers to keep BYU within reach of Baylor. Carlino scored 19 points by draining five 3-pointers, but it wasn’t enough for the Cougars in the losing effort.

The Bears will play Iowa on Thursday night for the NIT championship in New York City’s Madison Square Garden.

“We’re excited to be here for two more days,” Drew said. “We’re excited that we have a chance to play in the championship game and we know whomever we play, it’s going to be a great contest, but I’m happy we get to work with these guys a few more days.”

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No. 0 guard Odyssey Sims drives the lane during the Lady Bear’s NCAA regional semi-final matchup on Sunday against Louisville in Oklahoma City. The Lady Bears lost 82-81.

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Texas Rangers starting pitcher Yu Darvish tips his cap to the crowd as he leaves the game after surrendering a hit in the bottom of the ninth inning against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on Tuesday.

Darvish almost perfect, Rangers beat Astros 7-0

By Kristie Rieken Associated Press

HOUSTON — Yu Darvish was one out from a perfect game when Marwin Gonzalez grounded a clean single through the pitcher’s legs, and the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 7-0 on Tuesday night.

The celebrated right-hander from Japan struck out 14 and appeared to be in complete control before Gonzalez smacked the first pitch up the middle. Darvish was unable to get his glove down in time and the ball skittered into center field well beyond a desperate dive by shortstop Elvis Andrus.

Darvish put up his hands — almost like, “Oh well, it happens” — after the single. The Texas infielders immediately came to the mound, and manager Ron Washington joined them.

Washington patted Darvish on the chest and then signaled for a reliever. A crowd that included lots of Rangers fans cheered Darvish as he walked off.

He sat on the bench to watch the rest of the game, and took part in the congratulations line when it ended.

Darvish became the first pitcher to lose a perfect game with two outs in the ninth inning since Armando Galarraga on June 2, 2010.

Of course, the Detroit pitcher was denied only because of an infamous missed call at first base by umpire Jim Joyce, who later admitted he blew the play.

On the second full day of the major league season, Darvish nearly picked up right where baseball left off last year, when there were a record three perfect games, thrown

by Philip Humber, Matt Cain and Felix Hernandez.

Darvish arrived in the majors last year with much fanfare, having already been a five-time All-Star and two-time MVP in Japan.

The Rangers paid more than $107 million to get him for five seasons.

The 6-foot-5 righty quickly settled in with Texas, becoming an All-Star last year on the way to going 16-9 with 221 strikeouts. He also once flirted with perfection, retiring the first 17 batters at Kansas City on Sept. 3.

If Darvish had been able to finish the job Tuesday, it would have been the earliest perfecto in history.

He didn’t really need a dazzling play from his defense as he shut down the Astros and chased the 24th perfect game in big league history — including the one Don Larsen tossed in the 1956 World Series, and two in 1880.

It was almost the second time in 10 months the overmatched Astros failed to put a runner on base.

Cain’s perfect game for the World Series champion San Francisco Giants came against Houston on June 13 last year.

Many expect the Astros to be the worst team in the majors this year, after two straight 100-loss seasons and a major league-low payroll of just under $22 million.

But they cruised to an 8-2 win over Texas in the major league opener and their American League debut Sunday night.

The 26-year-old Darvish carried over a strong showing in spring training this year into near perfection in his first regular-season start.

The Astros looked totally lost against him, often taking wild swings at breaking balls that bounced.

With the crowd on its feet and a mixture of cheers and “Yuuus” filling Minute Maid Park, Chris Carter took Darvish to a full count before striking out on the ninth pitch of the at-bat for the first out of the eighth inning.

Rick Ankiel followed by striking out and Justin Maxwell hit an easy grounder to second baseman Ian Kinsler.

Darvish looked toward the sky for a couple of seconds before retreating to the dugout.

Darvish, who played seven professional seasons in Japan before joining the Rangers, set rookie franchise records for wins (16) and strikeouts (221) last season. He finished third in AL Rookie of the Year voting behind winner Mike Trout and Oakland outfielder Yoenis Cespedes.

The win gives Darvish five straight regular-season victories dating to last season. He took the loss in the Rangers’ 5-1 defeat to Baltimore in the AL wild-card game last year.

Using his dizzying array of pitches, including a fastball that topped out at 97 mph, a slider, and 95 mph cutters, Darvish bedeviled the mostly inexperienced Houston hitters.

Darvish sailed through the first four innings, striking out nine, including the side in the second and fourth.

Carter hit a long fly that looked as though it could be gone before David Murphy caught it just in front of the wall in left-center for the first out of the fifth.

First baseman Mitch Moreland made a nice catch on a liner

by Ankiel for the second out before Darvish fanned Maxwell on three pitches to end the inning.

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season that there has been at least one unanimous choice. Voting was done before the NCAA tournament.

Diggins has had an unbelievable season herself, guiding Notre Dame to its first Big East tournament title and a second straight conference regular-season championship. She’s averaged 17 points, 5.9 assists and 3.1 steals and became the school’s all-time scoring

“This would be a coach’s dream team. I’d have a field day with this team,” Diggins said. “We wouldn’t lose.”

Ogwumike guided Stanford to its seventh straight conference tournament championship before the Cardinal lost in the regional semifinals of the NCAA tournament to Georgia. That ended a streak of five straight trips to the Final Four for the team.

can, Delle Donne earned the honor for a second straight time.

She carried Delaware to unprecedented heights this year with Brittney Griner has been in a a trip to the NCAA tournament reclass by herself all season. Now gional semifinals for the first time. she’s part of a select group.

The 6-foot-5 senior was second Baylor’s 6-foot-8 star senior was in the nation in scoring and helped a unanimous selection to The Asthe Blue Hens go undefeated in the sociated Press’ All-America team Colonial Athletic Association for Tuesday. the second season in a row.

Griner became the fifth three“It’s an incredible honor to be time AP All-American, joinan All-Ameriing Tennessee’s can,” Delle DonChamique Holdne said. “To be sclaw, Duke’s Alwith that group ana Beard, Oklaof girls is really homa’s Courtney special.”

Paris and ConShe ended her necticut’s Maya career as the fifth Moore. Paris and all-time leading Moore were the scorer in NCAA only two to earn history with the honor all four 3,039 points, years. passing former “That’s pretty stars Cheryl special compaMiller, Holdny,” Griner said. sclaw and Moore She was in her last game joined on the Saturday. squad by Notre Sims averDame’s Skylar aged 12.5 points Diggins, Stanand 5.7 assists for ford’s Chiney the Lady Bears, Ogwumike, who lost in the Delaware’s Elena regional semifiDelle Donne and nals to Louisville Baylor teammate on Sunday night.

Odyssey Sims.

She almost ralWith Sims lied them from a and Griner, it 19-point secondmarked the sixth half deficit, scortime that teaming 29 points in mates were first the loss. team All-Amer“I’m glad to icans. Connectibe named to that; cut has done it it’s a great accomfour times and Meagan Downing | Round-Up Photo Editor Tennessee once. Senior center Brittney Griner and junior point guard Odyssey Sims were named Associated Press All-Americans plishment,” Sims said of making “I think on Tuesday. the All-America they’re two of the She did all she could for the team. best, period,” Baylor coach Kim leader.

“This means a lot to me,” said Cardinal, averaging 22 points and The five All-Americans were Mulkey said. on the preseason team, along with It’s hard to argue. Griner was Diggins, who also was an All- 13 rebounds.

Ogwumike was thrilled to learn Maryland junior Alyssa Thomas. unstoppable nearly all season, av- America last season. “I was fortuIt was only the third time that eraging 23.4 points, 9.4 rebounds nate enough to have a school like she and her sister Nnemkadi, who Notre Dame in my backyard, and graduated last year, were the first the postseason All-Americans and 5.2 blocks.

She also had 11 dunks, includ- this is an honor that I share with all pair of sisters ever to be All-Amer- were all on the preseason team icans. since the AP started compiling a ing three in one game against Flor- my coaches and teammates.”

Diggins joins Ruth Riley as the “Wow, what a really cool acsquad in 1995. ida State in the second round of the only Irish players to earn first-team complishment for our family,” she Thomas headlined the second NCAA tournament.

Griner and Diggins received All-America honors in consecutive said. “She always pulled me up team with Connecticut sophomore when we were playing together, Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Penn 200 points and were unanimous seasons.

The senior guard said she would and to join her now is incredible.”

State junior Maggie Lucas, Duke choices by the 40-member naWhile it was Chiney Ogwu- junior Chelsea Gray and Kentucky tional media panel that votes in the love to have the All-America team mike’s first time as an All-Ameri- senior A’dia Mathies. weekly Top 25. It’s the sixth straight on the floor.

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United Nations adopts treaty to regulate global arms trade

By Edith M. Lederer Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved the first international treaty regulating the multibillion-dollar global arms trade Tuesday, after a more than decade-long campaign to keep weapons from falling into the hands of terrorists, warlords, organized crime figures and human rights violators.

Loud cheers erupted in the assembly chamber as the electronic board flashed the final vote: 154 in favor, 3 against and 23 abstentions.

“This is a victory for the world’s people,” U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said. “The Arms Trade Treaty will make it more difficult for deadly weapons to be diverted into the illicit market. ...

It will be a powerful new tool in our efforts to prevent grave human rights abuses or violations of international humanitarian law.”

The United States, the world’s biggest arms exporter, voted yes.

Iran, North Korea and Syria — all facing arms embargoes — cast the only no votes. They argued, among other things, that the agreement favors major arms suppliers like the U.S. over importers that need weapons for self-defense.

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stained along with India and Indonesia, while nuclear-armed Pakistan voted in favor. Many Arab countries, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Qatar, abstained, while Lebanon voted yes.

Never before has there been a treaty regulating the global arms trade, which is estimated to be worth $60 billion today and which Amnesty International predicts will exceed $100 billion in the next four years.

“Today’s victory shows that ordinary people who care about protecting human rights can fight back to stop the gun lobby dead in its tracks, helping to save countless lives,” said Frank Jannuzi, deputy executive director of Amnesty International USA. “The voices of reason triumphed over skeptics, treaty opponents and dealers in death to establish a revolutionary treaty that constitutes a major step toward keeping assault rifles, rocket-propelled grenades and other weapons out of the hands of despots and warlords who use them to kill and maim civilians, recruit child soldiers and commit other serious abuses.”

What impact the treaty will actually have remains to be seen.

It will take effect 90 days after 50 countries ratify it, and a lot will depend on which ones ratify and which ones don’t, and how strin-

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imals that look sick, are acting overly aggressive or are salivating excessively are potentially infected and should be reported immediately.

In the case of a bite, the CDC reccommends that the bite victim scrubs the area with soap and water to prevent transmission of the virus, and then seeks medical attention.

According to Swanton, the city is focusing on public education and prevention.

gently it is implemented.

As for its chances of being ratified by the U.S., the powerful National Rifle Association has vehemently opposed it, and it is likely to face stiff resistance from conservatives in the Senate, where it needs two-thirds to win ratification.

Secretary of State John Kerry called it a “strong, effective and implementable” treaty and stressed that it applies only to international deals and “reaffirms the sovereign right of any state to regulate arms within its territory.”

The treaty prohibits countries that ratify it from exporting conventional weapons if they violate arms embargoes, or if they promote acts of genocide, crimes against humanity or war crimes, or if they could be used in attacks against civilians or schools and hospitals.

Countries must also evaluate whether the weapons would be used by terrorists or organized crime or would undermine peace and security. They must take measures to prevent the weapons from being diverted to the black market.

The treaty covers battle tanks, armored combat vehicles, largecaliber artillery systems, combat aircraft, attack helicopters, warships, missiles and missile launchers, and small arms and light weapons.

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An activist from Amnesty wearing a mask of U.S. President Barack Obama holds flowers on March 18, during a campaign to demand strong treaty from U.N. Final Conference on Arms Trade Treaty, which took place March 1828 in Seoul, South Korea. Activists demand to stop selling weapons to human right abusers and to support strong arms trade treaty against atrocities.

nations that ratify it. The pact requires these countries to assist each other in investigating and prosecuting violations.

“The treaty is a noble gesture that may over time acquire the kind of precedence or enforcement that would give it meaning,” said Anthony Cordesman, an analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.

“At this point it is more a declaration of principles — and the arms trade is an area where many people don’t have principles.”

Supporters of the treaty agreed that it is just a first step and that it must be followed by a campaign for implementation.

“The hard work starts now,”

said Juan Manuel Gomez Robledo, Mexico’s vice minister for multilateral affairs.

Australian Ambassador Peter Woolcott, who chaired the negotiations, said the U.S. “played a hugely constructive role” in pushing the treaty through the United Nations.

“Obviously, as the world’s largest exporter, it would be unfortunate for the Arms Trade Treaty if the U.S. didn’t sign it, but obviously it’s a sovereign decision for them,” he said.

Hopes for adoption of the treaty by consensus instead of a vote were dashed last July when the U.S. said it needed more time to consider it.

At the end of the final negotiating conference last week, Iran,

North Korea and Syria blocked another attempt at consensus. Over those countries’ objections, the treaty’s supporters decided to put it to a vote in the General Assembly.

Proponents of the treaty said it could make it much harder for regimes committing human rights violations to acquire arms, in conflicts such as the brutal civil war in Syria.

“The treaty’s prohibition section, if it were in force today, would prohibit the ongoing supply of weapons and parts and components to the Assad regime in Syria,” said Daryl Kimball, executive director of the independent Washington-based Arms Control Association.

suspending identification efforts because it had exhausted the limits of DNA technology.

But just a year later, the discovery of human remains on a bank tower roof and then in a manhole near ground zero outraged families who said the search for their loved ones had been rushed initially. The findings prompted a renewed search that cost the city tens of millions of dollars and un-

covered 1,500 pieces of remains.

Meanwhile, some victims’ relatives sued the city over its decision to move 1.6 million tons of materials from the trade center site to the Fresh Kills landfill, saying the material might contain victims’ ashes and should have been given a proper burial.

The lawsuit was dismissed, and unsuccessfully appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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examiner’s office and will eventually be transferred to a subterranean chamber at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.

Some victims’ families expressed impatience that the city has only just uncovered more debris.

“Quite frankly, they should’ve excavated this and searched it 12 years ago,” said Diane Horning, whose son, Matthew, died in the

attacks. “Instead, they built service roads and construction roads and were more worried about the building and the tourism than they were about the human remains.”

The city’s efforts to identify Sept. 11 victims have long been fraught with controversy.

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